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Special Education Plan 2020-2021 Section 3 Identification Procedures and Strategies Philosophy Special Education Plan 2020 - 2021 Table of Contents Introduction Vision Statement - Rainbow District School Board ............................................................................................1 Message from the Director of Education ..............................................................................................................2 Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................................................................3 Letter to Ministry ..........................................................................................................................................................4 Board Motion Approving Plan ..................................................................................................................................5 S.E.A.C. Motion Approving Plan ...............................................................................................................................6 S.E.A.C. Submission to Ministry of Education ......................................................................................................7 RDSB 2020-2021 Budget - Special Education .......................................................................................................9 PART I The Board’s Consultation Process Compliance with Regulation 306 of the Education Act ...................................................................................1 Requirements for the Rainbow District School Board’s Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) ..................................................................................................1 Annual Review of the Special Education Plan .....................................................................................................1 Invitation for Input ........................................................................................................................................................3 Input into the 2020-2021 Special Education Plan ...............................................................................................5 Special Education Program and Services Review Process...............................................................................6 Guiding Questions for Special Education Review Committee .....................................................................7 PART II Special Education Programs and Services Section 1 Rainbow District School Board’s General Model for Special Education Rainbow District School Board Philosophy of Special Education .................................................................1 Overview of Programming .........................................................................................................................................2 Operating Principles for the Allocation of Special Education Resources ...................................................2 Special Education Services .........................................................................................................................................3 Communication Flow Chart .......................................................................................................................................4 Local Areas Map .............................................................................................................................................5 Acronym List ...................................................................................................................................................6 Section 2 Roles and Responsibilities Overview of Roles and Responsibilities .................................................................................................................1 Special Education Staff Responsibilities ................................................................................................................2 Special Education Organization Responsibilities & Accountability - “Who Does What” .........................................................................................................................................................3 Provision of Interpreters and Note Takers .......................................................................................................... 38 ii Special Education Plan 2020-2021 Section 3 Identification Procedures and Strategies Philosophy .......................................................................................................................................................................1 Preamble ...........................................................................................................................................................................1 Consideration for Culturally and Linguistically Diversity .................................................................................1 Guiding Principles for Early Identification ............................................................................................................2 The Teacher’s Role in Early Identification ..............................................................................................................2 The Parent’s/Guardian’s Role in Early Identification ..........................................................................................3 Procedures for Assessment, Referral, Identification and Program Planning for Children who may require Special Education Programs and Services .............................3 Transition Planning for Young Children with Special Needs ..........................................................................4 Speech/Language Transition Planning ..................................................................................................................5 Early and On-going Assessments ............................................................................................................................6 Early Identification Program Planning ...................................................................................................................9 List of Possible Intervention Resources ................................................................................................................10 Procedures for Providing Parents/Guardians with Notice that Their Child is Having Difficulty ...........................................................................................................................................10 Procedures for Referring a Student for an Assessment ..................................................................................11 Procedures for Providing Parents/Guardians with Notice that Their Child is being considered for Referral to an IPRC (Identification, Placement and Review Committee) ............................................................................................................................................13 Procedures for Providing Parents with Notice that Their Child is being considered for a Special Education Program and Related Services if their child is not referred to an IPRC ................................................................................................13 Types of Assessment Tools/Strategies used to gather Appropriate Information to Assist in the Development of Educational Programs ................................................................................14 Types of Early Intervention Strategies that are used to Support Students Prior to Referral to an IPRC .......................................................................................................................................14 Jerome Rosner’s Auditory Analysis Test...............................................................................................................15 Student Portfolios .......................................................................................................................................................16 Jerome Rosner’s Thirteen Item Test ......................................................................................................................16 Jerome Rosner’s Auditory Analysis Test...............................................................................................................17 Teacher’s School Readiness Inventory (TSRI) .....................................................................................................18 Teacher’s School Readiness Inventory - Individual Rating Form .................................................................21 TSRI Flow Chart ............................................................................................................................................................ 23 Yopp-Singer Assessment ......................................................................................................................................... 24 Yopp-Singer Test of Phoneme Segmentation .................................................................................................. 25 Yopp-Singer Flow Chart ........................................................................................................................................... 26 Special Education Plan 2020-2021 iii Section 4 The Identification, Placement, and Review Committee Process (IPRC) and Appeals Overview of the Board’s I.P.R.C. Process ................................................................................................................1 Gathering Information .................................................................................................................................................2
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